Senior Process Technologist – Scale-Up & NPD Leader

Zest Recruitment Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Brand exposure

Senior role with influence

Innovation-focused environment

Job summary

Zest Recruitment Group is assisting a large-scale ambient food manufacturer in London to find a Senior Process Technologist. You will bridge NPD and production, owning scale-up and process development from concept to launch to hit technical and quality standards first time.

In this high-volume environment you’ll lead factory trials, drive continuous improvement, build capex business cases and champion new manufacturing technologies while coaching the team and ensuring HACCP and food safety

Qualifications

• Experience as Process or Process Development Technologist in high-volume food manufacturing.
• Experience launching new products and processes.
• Degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related subject.
• Experience building capital expenditure (capex) business cases.
• Curiosity, energy and a real passion for food and how it's made.

Responsibilities

• Own scale-up and process development from concept to launch.
• Plan and lead factory trials and document reports.
• Serve as go-to process expert for NPD and Production teams.
• Lead continuous improvement, value engineering and efficiency projects.
• Develop capital investment business cases and coordinate commissioning plans.
• Champion new manufacturing technologies to support innovation.
• Be main contact on process matters for customers, suppliers and third-party manufacturers.
• Ensure HACCP, food safety and legality standards from day one.
• Coach technologists and the wider team.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up leadership

NPD liaison

Capex justification

Quality & HACCP

Food manufacturing

Team coaching

Problem solving

Education

Food Science or Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

Zest Recruitment Group is assisting a large-scale ambient food manufacturer in London to find a Senior Process Technologist. You will bridge NPD and production, owning scale-up and process development from concept to launch to hit technical and quality standards first time.

In this high-volume environment you’ll lead factory trials, drive continuous improvement, build capex business cases and champion new manufacturing technologies while coaching the team and ensuring HACCP and food safety